Alice Springs Hotel Reviews
Tours on the Alice wanderer to Altunga and the West MacDonnals was very interesting and informative and I would also recommend Adventure Tours.
Alice was Fantastic. Two nights there was pleny.
Alice Springs is a fine place for the curious Austalia-phile. Plenty of info available at front desk for Red Center excursions, which we did appreciate.
I thought I had only the morning in Alice (ending there after a 6-day backpacking tour from Adelaide). I was able to walk to The School of the Air in Alice (highly recommended for $3.50AU; open at 8:30 a.m.), check out the view from Anzac Hill, and attempt to play the didgeridoo and watch didg video at the Aboriginal Art and Cultural Center downtown. All in 4 hours.
Joined a tour from Alice Springs to Ayers Rock and Kings Canyon. Very enjoyable tour. Then we also did a half day tour of the West McDonnell ranges which was also very enjoyable and interesting. Golf club meals were very good value and to be recommended.
Alice springs suprisingly nice relaxed town. Nice central shopping mall and good bars to eat in the evenings, but does lack reasonable places to drink coffee etc during the day.
Loved Alice Springs. Real feeling for Australia. Had a terrific meal at Scotty''s on a Sunday - special 4 different kinds of meat with great salads, at Todd Mall (one block from Diplomat). EmuRun took us to Ayers Rock and the Olgas (long, long day but a good way to see sites and great feel for outback.)
The restaurants associated with the Hotel were excellent. The only tour I took was a Balloon tour through Outback Ballooning which was a lot of fun.
Anyone visiting Australia must go to Alice Springs. It is interesting for those who appreciate nature.
There''s really nothing in Alice Springs worth staying more than a day for (if that). It''s mostly a backpacker gathering place and a convenient tour starting point. If you''re only in the area to see Uluru and Kata Tjuta (and even Kings Canyon), fly directly to Uluru. The only problem in Uluru, is that selection of accommodation is more limited there. If you''re on your way to Darwin, then Alice is a perfect starting point. And the end of August was a very good time to visit. Daytime highs of 20-25 celcius, but near freezing at night. The cooler temps are fantastic for all the hiking you can do in the area.
Great landscape, wildlife and scenery in the mcdonnell-ranges, Alice Springs itself hasn''t very much to offer.
Great place to visit to see the Outback. We hired a light aircraft to take us on an aerial tour and to Uluru. Very reasonable price and much better than an organised tour would have been. We also hired a car for two days - watch the mileage rates though, they only include 100km free per day which is nowhere near enough. We negotiated 200km free and drove nearly 300! Temperatures were reasonable - max 30c and locals commented that it was quite cool now and not too many flies - in summer it had been 40c most days and up to 50c!
Alice Springs not really worth a visit. However, a trip from Ayers Rock via Kings Canyon to Alice Springs is very interesting and appears suitable to get to know the outback a little bit.
Alice Springs is good fun. Plenty of bars and restaurants. Lots to see. Really worth driving from here to Uluru as the road is really good, there is very little traffic and no speed limit.
Alice is in itself an isolated place but with a name - maybe not much more
My mother and I took a tour to Ayers Rock and Kings canyon and the Olgas with Outback scenic adventure tours www.outbackholiday.com.au we had the time of our life I highly reccommend it I also took a horse back 3 hr ride with ossies outback horse tours at www.ossies.com.au it was wonderful also... I saw kangroos and lots of birds..I had a great time.